More than half of Tulsa's 25-member recruiting class has ties to the state of Oklahoma, including seven from the Tulsa metro area, but the prospects from Texas and Louisiana are arguably the most intriguing.

The national championship game is 2,000 miles away, and neither Texas nor Ohio State have been invited. So why should either of them care about the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night? It is Monday night, right? At this stage, it's hard to keep track.